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W. S. POLLARD" BALL GAME Filed Jan. 25, 1928 4 Sheis-Shet 2 ATTORNEY IJufly 3, 3928. 1,675,463

w. s. POLLARD BALL GAME Filed Jan. 25, 1928 4 Shts-Sheet 3 lNVENTORATTORNEY W. S. POLLARD 4 BALL GAME Filed Jan. 25, 1928 4 Shee'ts-Sheet 4INVENTOR my p w I I BY- [T7 55%- a pended claims.

Patented July 3, 1923.,

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'. The, object of this invention islto devise a' novel construction andarrangement of a golf game wherein' atarget is' provided against'whichthe golf ball is 'a'dapted to be driven, and wherein by the targ eh'areprovided for visibly indica'ting the number of yards the ball-would thetarget had notbeen' have travelled if in its path.

. With the arrangement of a golf lme; f It further comprehen s *sg n bthe target is visibly indicated.

It'further comprehends a novel construc tion andarrangement of circuitopeningand closi mechanism controlled by the target.

It iirther comprehends a novel construction of solenoid I leversconnected with the indicators and controlled'by the targetgand' novelmeans to effect the resetting of said levers after theyhave'been-operated." 2 It further compreh ds a novel construction of anadjustable-mercury. switch. Other novel features of construction. andadvantage will hereinafter more clearly appear in the detaileddescription and the up For the purpose of illustrating thelinvention, Ihave" shown in the accompanying drawings a typical embodiment-of it,which,

in practice, will give satisfactory and'relia- 85 ble results. It ishowever, to be understood that thevarious"instrnmentalities of which myinvention consists can be variously arranged and organized, and myinventwnis' not limited to the arrangement .and

0 organization of these instrumentalities, as

herein set forth. Figure" 1 is a front elevation of a golfgame-embodying myinventiom' Figure 2 1s'a wiring diagram. Figure 3 is aside elevation partly broken awa' of a port-ion'of the golf game.

.Figure-4 is a rear elevation of the bulls eye 'and its mercury switch.j A

' Figure 5'is a side elevation partly broken away' toshow more clearlythe action of the mercury. I

Fi re 6 is asideelevation of the mercury switc for the 'bulls eye.

novel means, controlled above and I other as will hereinafter clearlyappear, my inven tion comprehends a. novel construction and i p a novelait game," 15 wherein the force of thegblow "Application file d amt, 25,1928. Serial-No. 349,539.

Figure -7 is a vertical section through one of the solenoids, on line7--7 of Figure 8.

Figure' 8 is'anend elevation of a solenoid and its-supporting means.

Figure 91s a diagrammatic'view showing I moreclearly the scoreindicating mechanism.

Y F i re -10 is an end elevation of solenoids andt eir support. pSimilar numerals of reference indicate corresponding parts. 1 1Referring to the drawings In my present invention I provide a target"againstwhich the golf'ball is adapted to be driven by the player whouses a golfcluh of any desired type The target is movabl I mounted sothat the force of the golf ha 1 striking the target can be transmittedby a pressure transmitting device to a mercury switch so that scoreindicators controlled by the mercur switch will indicate'the approximateistance of travel of the ball.-' The mercury switch is adjustable, sothat -lts circuit closing mechanism will operate at difierent ressuresto which it has been ad- ]u his' :enabl es one to have the scoreindicators to Indicate by the ball striking the target substantially thesame distance the ball would have traveled'if its flight had 'not beenobstructed, ldesignates the target which is made of an desired material,such as for example, c'anvas which is secured to a skeleton frame 2,having side standards 3 'whi'clrare pivotally supported at 4- to thefoundation 5. The target is normally retained in substan tially a.vertical position and has connected". with it a'rod fi'which isconnected to a die-i phragm 7 of 'a'pressure transmitter 8. The 5pressure transmitter '8 is supported on a' frame'work'9 and'has aconduit 10 extending from its'pressure chamber which leads to a mercuryswitch 11; The mercury switch 11' selectively'controlsthe solenoids 12which i are pivotally supported'immediately of their 'ends by arms-13,in brackets 14, carried by the framework. The casing 15 of each solenoidhas an arm 16 extending from it to 'which' is fixed'its respectivescore. indicator -17. The solenoid casing -15 is provided with thediaphragm 18 which divides'it into two compartments in one of which acoil 19 is contain d, while lol 'the other of said chambers contains a.coil 20. These coils control a. common armature 21 in the form of aplunger slidable within a tube 22 extending-through both of said coilsand at one end it extends into an ex electrical connection with acontact plate 25, and in a' similar manner the coil 19 is in electricalconnection with the contact plate 26. r

The bracket 14 carries an adjustable spring pressed contact 27 tocooperate with the plate 26 and also an adjustable spring pressedcontact 28 to cooperate with the plate 25. A line 29 leads from thecontact .27 to the mercury switch, and a line 30 leads .from the contact28 to the mercury switch.

The number of solenoids employed depends upon the number of scoreindicators which are to be used, as each score indicator is providedwith its own solenoid to actuate it, so that when' the windings or coilis energized, the armature 21 is moved toward the right of its positionseen in Figure 7, thereby rocking the casing 15 on its iulcrum, and thescore indicator carried by such solenoid casing will be elevated intoits set po-* sition and will be visible to the player.

Each bracket ,14 is'fixed on its shaft '31 by means of a fasteningdevice 32,- the shaft 31 being secured to an angle 34 of the frame ofthe device. The lines 29 and pass through an insulated sleeve 33 whichis conuected with the bracket 14, and also with the angle frame 34.

It will be seen from Figure 9 that the score indicators areprogressively numbered 75, 100, 125, 150, 175, 200, 225, 250, 275,.and

.300, and, of course, the number of thescore indicators may be increasedor diminishedas may bedesired.

It will be seen that in order to provide'a compact score device, thebrackets which carry the solenoids are in some cases arrau cd in pairsas shown in Figures 9 and 10, in which a pair of brackets 14, see Figure10, are mounted on the same shaft 31.

In order to provide for the'high score the target is provided with a.bulls eye 35 in the form of a pressure transmitting member,

see more particularly Figures 4,5 and 6, from the chamber of which leadsa pipe 36 which leads to a mercury switch 37 which is of the sameconstruction as that of the merc'ury switch 11 except as to the numberof contacts employed.

The mercury switch 37 consists of. a tube provided'with a removable cap38. Each mercury switch'is provided with a tube '39 The switch 37 isswivelled on the pipe 36 and in a similar manner the mercury switch 11is swivelled on the pipe 10, so' that when either of these switches areturned the circuit will be closed at a lower pressure than if suchmercury switches were standing upright, as the mercury has a lessdistance to travel to close the circuit. The bulls eye switch 37 isprovided'with a contact 42 and f a contact 43.

Referring to the diagram seen in Figure 2, designates a source ofelectric supply such as for example, a battery, from which leads a line45 to a contact 46,"in the mar-- cury switch 11, 'so that the line 47which contains a switch 48 will permit the current to flow to thesolenoids. When the mercury rises in the mercury switch 11, due to thepressure createdby. the impact of the ball striking the 'target;

the circuits will be] progressively closed through the contacts 49,50,51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56. 57, and 58, so that the various solenoidswill be actuated to effect the raising of the. score indicators intotheir indicating p'osi tions. The return circuit is formed'through thecontacts" 59, 6Q, 61, 62, 63, and-64 by' a line 65 to the battery 44.The terminals and 67 effect the energization of thc"solenoid for thescore. indicator indicative of the lower score, and the next higher'score .iiiv dicator is controlled by the tern1ii1a-ls 68 and 69.

In a similar manner the other cii'cuitsare 1 closed and I- have deemedit unnecessary to describein detail the'operat ion of each circuit, theonlyessential feature being that the score indicators willbe'progressively 1 raised into indicating positon in accordance with'theforce of the'inipact of the golf ball against the target and thepressure created? so thattheproper score indicators will be.

retained in raised positon. I have not shown the wiring diagram for thehole in one score" indicator, it being apparent that this -corre--sponds to the other butcontain's simply two contacts 42 and 43.

l. When the switch 48 is closed, it will be apparent that the circuit isclosed insuch direction as to energize the other-'w-indingsi which carrythe score indicators will be .of the solenoids so that thesolenoid-levers rocked and the score indicators will be moved downwardlyinto their inoperative and non-indicating position.- a

The windings for the solenoid of the hole; in one lever is series withthe' -lines 47 and 65, so that when the switch 48 is closed the circuitis closed through the windingsof all the solenoid levers so that the areall returned to their initial or non-in icating position. v Y

I have described my novel ball game as being especially adapted to beplayed as a golf game but it will be apparent that inbodies the featuresof advantage enumerated as desirable in the statement of the inventionand the above description, and while I have, in the present instance,shown and described a preferred embodiment thereof which will give inpractice satisfactory and reliable results, it is to be understood thatthis embodiment is susceptible of modification in various particularswithout depart ing from the spiritor scopeof the invention orsacrificing any of its advantages. Having thus described my inventionwhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. In a ball game, a target movably mounted and adapted to be hit by amoving by said target, electric circuit closing mach-- ball, a pressuretransmitting device actuate anism progressively actuated by said devicein accordance with the pressure transmitted,

and score indicators progressively actuated by said circuit closingdevices. 2.111 a ball game, a target movably mounted and adapted to behit by a movi'ng ball,- a pressure transmitting device actuated by saidtarget, electric circuit closing mechanism progressively actuated bysaid device in accordance with the pressure transmitted, scoreindicators progressively ac tuated by said circuit closingdevices, and

means to effect the resetting of-said score indicators. 3. A ball gamecomprising a target movably mounted and adaptedto be hit by a movingball, a pressure transmitting member actuated by said target, a mercuryswitch controlled by said pressure transmittingmember and having aplurality of con tacts progressively closed asthe pressure increases,and score indicators having solenoids in electrical connectionfwith saidcontacts to effect the setting of the score indicators as the circuitsare closed.

' 4. A ball game, comprising a target pivotall mounted at its lower endand adapted to e hit by a moving ball, a pressure trans mitting memberactuated bysaid target, circuit closing devices controlled by said pressure transmitting member, score indicators selectively controlled. bysaid circuit closing devices, said target being provided with a 'bullseye in the form of a pressure transmitting device, and a score indicatorcontrolled by said bulls eye transmitting device {)0 1ilndicate that ithas been hit by a driven 5. In .a ball game, a target movably mountedand adapted to be hit by a moving ball, a pressure transmitting deviceactuated by the movement of said target, a mer- .cury switch having aplurality of contacts progressively actuated in accordance with thepressure transmitted to it, solenoids pivotally mounted, scoreindicators connected to said-solenoids, and electrical circuits commonto said solenoids, and contacts to'selectively actuate their'armaturesto cause them I to act as a counter-balance to raise their scoreindicators into their set positions. 6. A ball game, comprising a target'movably mounted, a pressure transmitting device controlled by themovement of said target, circuit closing mechanism having a plurality ofcontacts progressively closed in accordance with the pressuretransmitted,

solenoids having a double winding and pivotally supported, one of saidwindings of the solenoids being in electrical connection with saidcontacts thereby when the circuit is closed the armatures of thesolenoidswill act as a counter-balance, score indicators connected withsaid'solenoids, and manually controlled means in electrical connectionwith other of said windings to effect the reset of said solenoids andtheir score indicator-s.

WALTER s. POLLARD.

